The Van Alen Legacy

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Blue Bloods, Book 3

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
307

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
204

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
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As friction increases between undead adversaries, one question demands an answer: Is Schuyler Van Alen a Blue Blood, or can her lineage be traced to the wicked Silver Bloods? As the debate rages, Schuyler is trapped in the Force household with her arch enemy, Mimi Force, and her crush, Jack Force.

When Silver Bloods in Rio break open one of the Gates of Hell, however, the Blue Bloods will need Schuyler: a high stakes, bloody battle must be won, even as Carnavale swirles around them.

3 out of 5 stars

Spoiled rich kids keep it in the family

By
Bex
on
10-05-10

Masquerade

Blue Bloods, Book 2

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
354

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
226

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
228

The second book in Melissa de la Cruz's best-selling Blue Bloods series,
Masquerade is also an ALA Quick Pick. Young vampires are dying under mysterious circumstances, and Schuyler Van Alen wants to know why. So she and her best friend Oliver head to Venice to find the one person who might be able to help - Schuyler's grandfather. But while she and Oliver investigate, preparation in New York is well underway for the ritzy Four Hundred Ball, a vampire gala that hides a startling secret.

4 out of 5 stars

A MUST READ.

By
Bastian
on
07-09-09

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods, Book 1

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
497

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
344

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
345

The first book in the
New York Times best-selling series,
Blue Bloods introduces Schuyler Van Alen to the ancient world of the undead. Schuyler is an outcast at her prestigious private high school filled with fashionable upper-class socialites. But this off-limits world opens up to her when Schuyler turns 15 and discovers that her peers, like her, are budding vampires. Then vampires start getting killed, and Schuyler realizes something else - they are being hunted.

Meh

Misguided Angel

Blue Bloods, Book 5

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Morre

Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
259

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
170

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
172

Melissa de la Cruz’s
New York Times best-selling
Blue Bloods series never fails to thrill fans.
Misguided Angel is the eagerly anticipated fifth book in the series, following
The Van Alen Legacy. After the death of her grandfather, half-blooded Schuyler fled to Europe with her human Conduit Oliver. But it was Jack, a Blue Bloods vampire, who ultimately won Schuyler’s heart. Now, with Jack by her side, Schuyler must face her destiny as the Blue Bloods’ last hope.

1 out of 5 stars

What just happened?

By
Jodie
on
01-12-11

The Gates of Paradise

By:
Melissa De La Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
153

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
137

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
140

Schuyler Van Alen is running out of time. The Dark Prince of Hell is storming the Gates of Paradise, intent on winning the heavenly throne for good. This time he has his greatest angels by his side, Abbadon and Azrael, or as they are known in the coven, Jack and Mimi Force. Will Bliss and the wolves she has recruited to join her win the battle for the vampires? Is Schuyler prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice, the same one Michael was forced to make in Florence so long ago?

Took me a long time to finish reading the series

Lost in Time

Blue Bloods, Book 6

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
173

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
151

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
154

Lost in Time follows half-vampire Schuyler and her Blue Blooded bondmate Jack as they head to Egypt in search of the Gate of Promise. But what they find upon arrival in Alexandria isn’t at all what they had hoped for. Everything Schuyler thought she knew about the Gate turns out to be a lie, and they soon find themselves ensnared in a deadly battle against the demon-born.

4 out of 5 stars

Very Good Book, Great Narrator, Poor Cover

By
Frank
on
10-08-11

Revelations

Blue Bloods, Book 3

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
307

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
204

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
206

As friction increases between undead adversaries, one question demands an answer: Is Schuyler Van Alen a Blue Blood, or can her lineage be traced to the wicked Silver Bloods? As the debate rages, Schuyler is trapped in the Force household with her arch enemy, Mimi Force, and her crush, Jack Force.

When Silver Bloods in Rio break open one of the Gates of Hell, however, the Blue Bloods will need Schuyler: a high stakes, bloody battle must be won, even as Carnavale swirles around them.

3 out of 5 stars

Spoiled rich kids keep it in the family

By
Bex
on
10-05-10

Masquerade

Blue Bloods, Book 2

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
354

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
226

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
228

The second book in Melissa de la Cruz's best-selling Blue Bloods series,
Masquerade is also an ALA Quick Pick. Young vampires are dying under mysterious circumstances, and Schuyler Van Alen wants to know why. So she and her best friend Oliver head to Venice to find the one person who might be able to help - Schuyler's grandfather. But while she and Oliver investigate, preparation in New York is well underway for the ritzy Four Hundred Ball, a vampire gala that hides a startling secret.

4 out of 5 stars

A MUST READ.

By
Bastian
on
07-09-09

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods, Book 1

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
497

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
344

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
345

The first book in the
New York Times best-selling series,
Blue Bloods introduces Schuyler Van Alen to the ancient world of the undead. Schuyler is an outcast at her prestigious private high school filled with fashionable upper-class socialites. But this off-limits world opens up to her when Schuyler turns 15 and discovers that her peers, like her, are budding vampires. Then vampires start getting killed, and Schuyler realizes something else - they are being hunted.

Meh

Misguided Angel

Blue Bloods, Book 5

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Morre

Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
259

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
170

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
172

Melissa de la Cruz’s
New York Times best-selling
Blue Bloods series never fails to thrill fans.
Misguided Angel is the eagerly anticipated fifth book in the series, following
The Van Alen Legacy. After the death of her grandfather, half-blooded Schuyler fled to Europe with her human Conduit Oliver. But it was Jack, a Blue Bloods vampire, who ultimately won Schuyler’s heart. Now, with Jack by her side, Schuyler must face her destiny as the Blue Bloods’ last hope.

1 out of 5 stars

What just happened?

By
Jodie
on
01-12-11

The Gates of Paradise

By:
Melissa De La Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
153

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
137

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
140

Schuyler Van Alen is running out of time. The Dark Prince of Hell is storming the Gates of Paradise, intent on winning the heavenly throne for good. This time he has his greatest angels by his side, Abbadon and Azrael, or as they are known in the coven, Jack and Mimi Force. Will Bliss and the wolves she has recruited to join her win the battle for the vampires? Is Schuyler prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice, the same one Michael was forced to make in Florence so long ago?

Took me a long time to finish reading the series

Lost in Time

Blue Bloods, Book 6

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
173

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
151

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
154

Lost in Time follows half-vampire Schuyler and her Blue Blooded bondmate Jack as they head to Egypt in search of the Gate of Promise. But what they find upon arrival in Alexandria isn’t at all what they had hoped for. Everything Schuyler thought she knew about the Gate turns out to be a lie, and they soon find themselves ensnared in a deadly battle against the demon-born.

4 out of 5 stars

Very Good Book, Great Narrator, Poor Cover

By
Frank
on
10-08-11

Keys to the Repository

A Blue Bloods Book

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
53

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
39

Story

4 out of 5 stars
39

Lavish parties. Passionate meetings in the night. Bone-chilling murders. Midterms. The day-to-day life of Schuyler Van Alen and her Blue Bloods friends (and enemies) is never boring. But there's oh-so-much more to know about these beautiful and powerful teens. Below the streets of Manhattan, within the walls of the Repository, exists a wealth of revealing information about the vampire elite that dates back before the Mayflower

Great Narrator!

Bloody Valentine

A Blue Bloods Book

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Christina Moore

Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
100

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
76

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
75

Vampires have powers beyond human comprehension: strength that defies logic, speed that cannot be captured on film, the ability to shapeshift and more. But in matters of the heart, no one, not even the strikingly beautiful and outrageously wealthy Blue Bloods, has total control. In
Bloody Valentine, best-selling author Melissa de la Cruz offers readers a new story about the love lives of their favorite vamps - the passion and heartache, the hope and devastation, the lust and longing.

3 out of 5 stars

Kinky moments while you wait for the next book

By
Bex
on
04-05-11

Vampires of Manhattan

The New Blue Bloods Coven

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
MacLeod Andrews

Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
78

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
71

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
71

It is ten years after the great War with Lucifer, and the Coven has rebuilt. Leader of the Fallen, Oliver Hazard-Perry, plans to celebrate this prosperity by throwing a 400 Year Ball-and all Blue Blood society will be there. And then, all hell breaks loose....

2 out of 5 stars

terrible narrative

By
Amazon Customer
on
10-08-14

Witches of East End

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Katie Schorr

Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
687

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
601

Story

4 out of 5 stars
601

The three Beauchamp women—Joanna and her daughters Freya and Ingrid—live in North Hampton, out on the tip of Long Island. Their beautiful, mist-shrouded town seems almost stuck in time, and all three women lead seemingly quiet, uneventful existences. But they are harboring a mighty secret—they are powerful witches banned from using their magic. Joanna can resurrect people from the dead and heal the most serious of injuries....

4 out of 5 stars

Actually a nice, light listen

By
Theodore
on
03-15-12

Winds of Salem

A Witches of East End Novel

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Katie Schorr

Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
206

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
188

Story

4 out of 5 stars
189

Freya Beauchamp has been kidnapped and sucked into the past, forced to relive the horrors of Salem and return to the witch-burning hysteria that gripped the small Massachusetts town. Freya's family is determined to save her, but the Passages of Time are closed to the Beauchamp family, leaving them stuck in the present. Joanna, Freddie, and Ingrid must find another way back to save Freya before it's too late. Because this time, when Freya is hanged, she's not coming back...ever.

5 out of 5 stars

Loved the sequel...

By
John & Liz
on
07-20-17

The Serpent's Kiss

By:
Melissa De La Cruz

Narrated by:
Katie R. Schorr

Length: 10 hrs

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
293

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
266

Story

4 out of 5 stars
265

Crossover sensation Melissa de la Cruz created an instant
New York Times best seller with the inventive
Witches of East End. In this follow-up, everything is going smoothly in North Hampton now that Joanna and her daughters, Ingrid and Freya, are allowed to perform magic again. But chaos erupts with the arrival of Freya’s twin brother, Freddie, who’s finally escaped from Limbo. And Freddie’s convinced that Freya’s fiancé, Killian Gardiner, is the one who landed him there in the first place.

3 out of 5 stars

This should be listed as book 2 of Witches of East

By
Stacey M
on
01-24-18

Marked

House of Night, Book 1

By:
P. C. Cast,
Kristin Cast

Narrated by:
Caitlin Davies

Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,714

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,510

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,511

Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. One minute, 16-year-old Zoey Redbird is a normal teenager dealing with everyday high school stress; the next, she's Marked as a fledgling vampyre, forcing her to leave her ordinary life behind and join the House of Night, a boarding school where she will train to become an adult vampyre.

5 out of 5 stars

My favorite series

By
Kim
on
02-20-19

Forgotten

The House of Night Other World, Book 3

By:
P. C. Cast,
Kristin Cast

Narrated by:
Caitlin Davies

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
138

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
122

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
122

Before he was freed by Neferet, Kalona was imprisoned within the earth for centuries because of the Darkness in his heart. But what happened to the Other World's Kalona? It's as though he's been forgotten, or maybe he never existed at all.... In the present, Other Neferet may have left her House of Night, but she has far from given up her goal of immortality and world domination. As she operates in secret to gain access to Old Magick, the new High Priestess, Anastasia Lankford, works toward peace and acceptance for the vampyres of the Other World.

5 out of 5 stars

fantastic!

By
Mrsjallrns
on
11-04-19

The Queen's Assassin

By:
Melissa de la Cruz

Narrated by:
Sarah Mollo-Christensen,
Will Damron,
Hillary Huber

Length: 11 hrs and 1 min

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
91

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
85

Story

4 out of 5 stars
87

Caledon Holt is the kingdom's deadliest weapon. No one alive can best him in speed, strength, or brains, which is why he's the Hearthstone Guild's most dangerous member. Cal is also the Queen's Assassin, bound to her by magic and unable to leave her service until the task she's set for him is fulfilled. Shadow of the Honey Glade has been training all her life to join the Guild, hoping that one day she'll become an assassin as feared and revered as Cal. But Shadow's mother and aunts expect her to serve the crown as a lady of the Renovian Court.

4 out of 5 stars

Good story

By
🎀 🦄 🍭 Helpful as can be 🎀 🦄 🍭
on
02-17-20

Hidden

A House of Night Novel, Book 10

By:
P. C. Cast,
Kristin Cast

Narrated by:
Caitlin Davies

Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,342

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,190

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,195

Neferet’s true nature has been revealed to the Vampyre High Council, so Zoey and the gang might finally get some help in defending themselves and their beloved school against a gathering evil that grows stronger every day. And they’ll need it, because Neferet’s not going down without a fight. Chaos reigns at the House of Night.

5 out of 5 stars

love the enthusiasm when reading this book

By
pet friendly
on
07-13-15

Untamed

House of Night Series, Book 4

By:
Kristin Cast,
P. C. Cast

Narrated by:
Jenna Lamia

Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,197

Performance

4 out of 5 stars
1,631

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,644

Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a close group of friends who trusted and supported her to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. And Neferet has declared war on humans, which Zoey knows in her heart is wrong.

2 out of 5 stars

Narrator too young sounding

By
S. Ayrish
on
10-29-08

Revealed

House of Night, Book 11

By:
P. C. Cast,
Kristin Cast

Narrated by:
Caitlin Davies

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,144

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,027

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,031

Drastically altered after her fall at the end of Hidden, Neferet is now more dangerous than ever - and her quest for vengeance will wreak havoc on humans, as well as Zoey and her friends. Chaos is loosed in Tulsa and the House of Night is blamed. Can Zoey stop Neferet in time to keep her anger from escalating to full-on war? Or will someone else have to step in to take the fall?

1 out of 5 stars

Little Off for the writers

By
Hope
on
11-11-13

Publisher's Summary

Melissa de la Cruz delivers the fourth novel in this New York Times best-selling vampire series.

As confrontation with the Silver Bloods escalates to even deadlier levels, Schuyler and her peers watch as their glamorous New York lifestyle turns into a battle for survival. Even though no love is lost between Oliver and Jack as they compete for Schuyler’s heart, both human and vampire will have to unite if the Silver Bloods are going to be defeated.

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This should have been book 3

Finally we have some action from the author that is not just suspense and thrills meant to draw out a series. It starts, interestingly enough, a year from when book 3 ends. Everyones off traveling the world, some on the run, some on the chase, others popping up miraculously to save the day. And its a guess that that someone will be super hot and rich.

Despite being way better than the other novels, and well, I'm still curious about the fact that Mimi is desperate to marry her brother, there seems to be a hitch. He doesn't want to. And she's found a new chew toy in Silver Blood, Kingsley. So the incest is gone for the moment, though there's a hint that it could return should the author wish to highten the tension again. So we'll leave it at that for now.

I am a little miffed that Cruz pulled out a Deus Ex Machina and changed some rules. It wasn't a bad rule, just that it was pulled out and waved in our faces. So far we know Silver Bloods kill Blue Bloods and drain them completely. Without one drop of blood (which I haven't bought since the first book) the angelic vamps can't take the blood and implant the essence of that angel into a new life cycle. So they're dead. However one was able to sidestep this rule and implant their essence into a Red Blood (human). Qua?

In the end, the main character is still bland and a pushover, the leading man isn't worth it, the queen bee/nemesis is the best character, and Bliss has been gone from school for a year without anyone caring. She also has a serious problem she takes care of by... going to pilates? Qua?

This series should have been over by now. The author is clearly dragging the reader along. If I didn't have to "read" this for research I'd have stopped by now. At least I can get driving and cleaning done while I listen.